{Baking} NO FEET, PRAY, LOVE …Oooops I mean EAT, PRAY, LOVE Chocolate Macarons
What’s not to love about the name of this much awaited film that is being released today on Friday the 13th – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. The film is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author’s trip around the world after her divorce, and what she discovered during her travels. The film doesn’t seem to have very great reviews, but I love the title. A now clichéd phrase which seems to embody the essentials of life, a set of words I imagine everyone can connect to in their own little way!
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Create that perfect macaron inspired by a movie: whether old or new, comedy or drama, black & white or in glorious Technicolor, let that movie inspire, fire up the ideas and pull you into an imaginary world of cameras, lights, costumes and scenery. You are the screenwriter, the director, the cast and crew… now to produce an award winning cinematographic macaron!
My mind was set on this film, that was partly shot in India. The title Eat, Pray, Love reflected everything I felt about macarons, maybe not in that order though, so seemed the natural choice! I L♥VE macarons, it’s probably one of the only things I would PRAY for feet to appear, and EAT? Oh YUM YUM, these little creatures make for absolutely delightful mouthfuls! Pure indulgence and a joy to feast on, feet or no feet! Well, I dressed them up in costumes!!
Eat, Pray, Love didn’t help me find feet, but did give me some darned delicious macs that were cute like buttons. Also gave me a chance to dress ’em macarons up in some royal icing. The feetless characters made for very yummy mouthfuls, sandwiched with a milk cum dark chocolate ganache. I added some light olive oil to the ganache once it was made as I had eyeballed the cream and it was slightly less. Olive oil gave the ganache this super shine, wonderful texture and taste. It’s always a fun journey trying to find feet, and to there’s always something new waiting to be discovered.
You can find my earlier successful Chocolate Macaron recipe hereThe ganache is also similar to the recipe here, the only difference being that I used a combination of milk and dark chocolate, and added 1 tbsp of light olive oil after it was made, and whisked it well to incorporate the oil.♥ Thank you for stopping by ♥
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About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
39 Comments
Jamie
What I call you is great! You are so funny! Eat Pray Love to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly! And macarons? What are macarons? Give me one of these luscious little chocolate treats any day! Fab post, my dear! Love it, I do!
G.Pavani
looks so cute n yummy
Nithya
They look absolutely cute 🙂
Rosa's Yummy Yums
Cute little cookies! Perfect for making sandwich cookies.
Cheers,
Rosa
Ken
I love your story and you are an inspiration to me. If you can struggle through the weather and still have tasty results, I have no excuse to give up on these delicate temperamental frenchies.
Marisa
These are darling! Don't know if I will go and watch the movie, but I definitely want one of these (feet or no feet). 🙂
Linda V @ Bubble and Sweet
What a great commentary. You tied your Macaron experience in with your movie perfectly.
Who cares about feet when the end result is delicious.
Asha @ FSK
aww!! well, I must say even if your macs have no feet, your post does… it made me smile.. love the inspiration.. Have you read the book? Mr frnd (we share book likes) said it wasn't my type but plan to see the movie coz of Julia 🙂
Kaitlin
Very cute 🙂 Even without the feet, you managed to make your macarons look absolutely darling 🙂
Cristie
I love that you made your feetless mac's so happy and darling. My failures are just rather unpleasant and sad. Weather makes such a difference to my baking as well- not just mac's but a number of items. I'm going to take your joyful aproach from here on out. Have a great weekend.
Anna Johnston
I loved the book so am absolutely going to check out the movie, being a bit of a fan of 'chick flick' I'm sure Julia Roberts will do it justice, fingers crossed. Loved your images, I'd love to taste one 🙂
Sanjeeta kk
Absolutely lovely and chocolaty Macaroons Deeba! Love the dark brown hue. Great clicks.
Katrina
Those are really fun, Deeba!
Honey @ honeyandsoy
I'm reading eat pray love RIGHT NOW! 🙂 And how darling are your macs with the title of the book piped on them 😉 I was just having a discussion with another food blogger (her macs are wonderful) and we concluded that Italian meringue is probably the best for feet. Have you been using French meringue?
RamblingTart
They are darling little macs, Deeba! 🙂 Who cares about feet as long as they taste good. 🙂 Hope you have a beautiful weekend! 🙂
Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes]
Hehe love the movie naming thing you have going!! And that's what I love about baking, even our mistakes taste delicious 🙂
penny aka jeroxie
chocolate… good enough for me. feet or no feet. I read the book but not sure if I will watch the movie.
elra
Your macarons look beautiful, even without feet 🙂
I can wait to see that movie too.
Alisa
well they look wonderful to me, i love macarons too esp these deep,dark chocolate-colored one you made!Yum!
catty
i am also totally bitten by the Eat Pray Love bug so i adoreeeee these macs!!
Gloria
Excelente reeta y excelente entrada.
Felicidades por las fotos.
Un beso
Gloria
Look fantastic and delicious dear Deeba, send you huggss, xoxoxox gloria
Lora
This is hands down one of the most adorable posts I've read on a food blog. I loved the book and love your theme, feet or no feet!
The Urban Baker
aren't we all on our own personal journey? whether it is food, self realization, a higher power, etc…it doesn't matter. what matters is the journey itself. love the post, love the mac's – feet or no feet!
Jo
Absolutely gorgoeous and you've made it so fun as well. Love every single one of the photos.
Kitchen Butterfly
Feetless but gorgeous. I love the play on colours and the way the tiny red hearts 'bring out' the colour palettes and make the chocolate look more chocolatey. I love the cracked cookie tops which remind me of amaretti…gorgeous Deeba
bellini valli
I try and avoid sweets at all costs but love the twist on the macaron theme this month. I am headed to see the movie tonight with friends.
Helene
I can't wait to see the movie. You did an amazing job with the macarons. 🙂
Cecilia
Deeba, I love your Eat Pray Love macs and how you decorated them! I read the book, and can't wait to watch the movie. I have better luck with Italian meringue in high humidity. Feet or no feet they are still gorgeous and look delicious!
Sue
Maybe they don't have feet, but they look perfectly rounded and puffed! So uniform and so chocolatey! I think they're little beauties! Cute post:)
Daydreamer Desserts
Feet or no feet, your post is fantastic! Great photos as well! 🙂
shaz
Who cares if they have no feet. They are absolutely beautiful!! So very pretty, I couldn't stop looking at them. And olive oil in the ganache sounds inspired 🙂 Thanks again for such a fun challenge!its
Junglefrog
They might be "feetless" but they are absolutely beautiful looking! I love the surface of them as well… Those little cracks give them a special look! And the most important part is still the taste… feet or no feet!
Pavithra
Wow that looks absolutely cute cute… simply marvellous.
MeetaK
forget macarons these chocolaty treats look incredible! oh deeba i love you – you crack me up each time i am here and today i really needed the laugh!
Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite
They might not have feet but they sure look delicious! Having worked in very humid conditions this month too, I have so much respect for what you are trying to do in those temperatures – I don't know how you even *think* about baking, let along bake so much! My sistah in "feet seeking" – high five girl!!! You work magic!!!
Soma
What feet Deeba? They look delightful even without the feet. What a cute post.
Fahrenheit 350°
What a cute fun idea! And I feel ya with the feet – darn little tasty things!
Sadaf
Exactly my philosophy ……Eat, Pray, Love !